Although there are many movies that fit the description of mistaken identities, the one movie I just watched recently is Tootsie. Micheal Dorsey(Dustin Hoffman) is an unemployed actor who searches for a new job. To do this he dresses up as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and gets the role in a drama show. Soon he becomes an inspiration to all women and becomes famous throughout the whole city. Along the way, Michael falls in love with a female co-star, while the co-star's father falls in love with him, his female friend/lover, and also a male co-star who tries to attract him(Dorothy).
I think this movie fits the criteria of mistaken identities very well because Michael Dorsey finds himself caught in a love triangle as an unemployed actor and Dorothy Michaels. Although Shakespeare had a lot of influence in modern cinema, I don't think the creators of the movie were influenced by him so much. Twelfth Night is a Shakespearean play that is most similar to this movie because of the mistaken identities.
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